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EN
TRY
FO
RM
: SO
UTH
WE
STER
N O
NTA
RIO
OP
EN F
IDD
LE &
STE
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MA
IL T
O:
P.O
. BO
X 21
054
, STR
ATFO
RD
, ON
N5A
7V4
For
furt
her
info
em
ail:
info
@fid
dles
tepd
ance
.com
or
vis
it ht
tp:/
/fidd
lest
epda
nce.
com
NO
TES
1. To
qua
lify
for
earl
y en
try
regi
stra
tion
fee,
pay
men
t m
ust
acco
mpa
ny e
ntry
form
.2.
C
onte
stan
t pa
sses
will
be
issu
ed a
t th
e re
gist
rati
on d
esk.
3.
All
cheq
ues
mad
e pa
yabl
e to
:
S.W
.O. F
iddl
e &
Ste
pdan
ce A
ssoc
iati
on.
N
EW: R
egis
ter a
nd p
ay o
nlin
e4
. R
egis
trat
ion
desk
at
the
cont
est
will
clo
se o
n Fr
i. at
10
p.m
. & o
n Sa
t. at
2 p
.m. T
he c
omm
itte
e re
serv
es t
he r
ight
to
draw
for
com
petit
or’s
po
siti
on w
hen
nece
ssar
y.
By su
bmis
sion
of th
is en
try
form
, you
her
eby
gran
t per
mis
sion
to th
e So
uthw
este
rn O
ntar
io F
iddl
e &
Step
Dan
ce A
ssoc
iatio
n (“
SWO
”) to
take
and
pub
lish
phot
ogra
phs a
nd/o
r nam
es o
f con
test
ants
on
its w
ebsit
e an
d so
cial
med
ia si
tes s
uch
as,
but n
ot lim
ited
to fa
cebo
ok, t
witt
er a
nd In
stag
ram
, and
shal
l rel
ease
SW
O a
nd it
s rep
rese
ntat
ives
, mem
bers
and
offi
cers
from
all c
laim
s and
dem
ands
aris
ing
out o
f or i
n co
nnec
tion
with
the
use
of th
e ph
otog
raph
s and
/or n
ames
of c
onte
stan
ts. PROGRAM ORDER
FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH – 6:00 PM
13-15 Fiddle16-18 StepdanceDuet Fiddle 13-15 Stepdance16-18 FiddleOpen Group StepdanceOpen FiddleOpen Stepdance50-64 Fiddle19-29 Stepdance19-49 Fiddle
5 winners to be named5 finalists to be chosen4 winners to be named5 winners to be named5 finalists to be chosen4 finalists to be chosen5 finalists to be chosen5 finalists to be chosen4 winners to be named4 winners to be named
4 winners to be named
FIDDLE CLASSES
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH
6 & under* $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10
9 & under* $75 $50 $40 $30 $25 $20 $20 $20
12 and under* $125 $100 $75 $50 $40 $30 $25 $25
13 to 15 $200 $100 $75 $50 $40
16 to 18 $400 $250 $100 $75 $50
19 to 49 $200 $100 $75 $50
50 to 64 $150 $75 $50 $30
65 & over $100 $75 $50 $30
Jr. Duet (15 & under) $100 $75 $50 $30
Duet Fiddle $300 $200 $150 $100
Open Fiddle $1,000 $800 $600 $400 $200
* $10 for each competitor not placing
STEPDANCE CLASSES
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH
6 & under* $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10
9 & under* $75 $50 $40 $30 $25 $20 $20 $20
12 & under* $125 $100 $75 $50 $40 $30 $25 $25
13 to 15 $200 $100 $75 $50 $40
16 to 18 $400 $250 $100 $75 $50 19 to 29 $125 $75 $50 $30
30 to 49 $100 $75 $50 $30
50 & over $100 $75 $50 $30
Jr. Group (12 & under) $150 $100 $80 $50
Open Group $500 $400 $300 $150
Open Stepdance $1,000 $800 $600 $400 $200
* $10 for each competitor not placing
WEEKEND EVENTS
THURSDAY, JUNE 28TH
7:30 PM FREE! Fiddle Show hosted by Gerald Davidson & Ashley Giles.
FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH
6:00 PM OPENING CEREMONIES with preliminaries to follow.
SATURDAY, JUNE 30TH
9:30 AM FIDDLE AND STEPDANCE PRELIMINARIES
10 to 1 PM Penny Sale held in the arena.
4:30 to BUFFET-STYLE ROAST BEEF DINNER 6:30 PM provided by Quehl’s of Tavistock will be
available at the Pavilion in the Fiddle Park. Price per meal: Adults $13.00.
Children 12 & under $6.50.
6:30 to 10:30 PM FINALS & SHOW
10:30 PM FREE! Dance the night away at the Pavilion with The Country Versatiles Band and many of
the top fiddlers in Canada today.
SUNDAY, JULY 1ST
8:00 to OUTDOOR COMMUNITY BREAKFAST 11:00 AM provided by Quehl’s of Tavistock will be
available at the Pavilion in the Fiddle Park. Bring your lawn chairs and come out and enjoy some gospel music. Price per meal: Adults $9.00. Children 12 & under $5.00.
For more details visit our new website:http://fiddlestepdance.com
Guests are asked to park their cars in the parking lot in front of the arena: cars are not to be parked within the fiddle park.
SATURDAY, JUNE 30TH – 9:30 AM
50 & over Stepdance 4 winners to be named65 & over Fiddle 4 winners to be named6 & under Stepdance 8 winners to be named12 & under Fiddle 8 winners to be named9 & under Stepdance 8 winners to be named6 & under Fiddle 8 winners to be namedJr. Group Stepdance 4 winners to be named9 & under Fiddle 8 winners to be named12 & under Stepdance 8 winners to be namedJr. Duet Fiddle 4 winners to be named30-49 Stepdance 4 winners to be named
SATURDAY, JUNE 30TH – 6:30 PM
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS & SHOW
2017 Open Fiddle Champion Alanna Jenish & Open Stepdance Champion Colleen Jenish
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
June 29th & 30th, 2018
At the Tavistock & District Recreation Centre Over $15,000 in Prize Money & Trophies
Sponsored by the Southwestern Ontario Fiddle & Stepdance Association
2019 Contest DatesJune 28th & June 29th
35TH ANNUAL
©B
ill G
ladd
ing/
Tavi
stoc
k G
azet
te
SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO
Open Fiddle& Stepdance
Championships
CELEBRATING CANADA’S 151ST BIRTHDAY
QUEEN’SPARK
LIBRARY
ARENA
MEMORIALHALL
TAVISTOCK & DISTRICTRECREATION CENTRE
ADAM
DECEW
TO HWY. 7 LONDON CTY RD #26
WILL
IAMHWY 59 TO WOODSTOCK
CTY RD #24 TO NEW HAMBURG
HWY
59 TO
SHA
KESP
EARE
MAR
IA
TAVISTOCK
An event for the preservation of Canadian Fiddling and Stepdancing.Sponsored by the Southwestern Ontario Fiddle and Stepdance Association.
Show your spirit and celebrate Canada’s Birthday with us. Fiddle and Stepdance fans are invited to enjoy a weekend of exciting, high-level competitions, excellent entertainment, food and camping, in our first-class facility. A wide range of FREE activities are planned to make this an unforgettable weekend. This is a weekend you don’t want to miss! Plan to bring your family, friends, fiddles and shoes!
For further details of the weekend events, refer to the events schedule listed on the brochure.
ADMISSIONFriday Night Preliminaries ...........................................................$10.00Saturday Preliminaries ..................................................................$10.00Children 12 & Under (preliminaries) ..........................................$3.00Pre-School ...........................................................................................FREE!Saturday Night Finals* ....................................................................FREE!
*Donations will gladly be accepted at the Saturday night show.
WEEKEND PASSES – not available for 2018!There will be NO ADMISSION fee for the Saturday 6:30 pm finals and show! Free will donations will be gladly accepted at the doors. Entry for the preliminaries on Friday evening and Saturday morning can be paid at the door for each event. For your convenience there will be a wristband sold for both Friday and Saturday daytime preliminaries for $20. The wristband can only be purchased at the camping registration table or at the front door of the contest. This will allow easy entry at the Rear Camping Door of the arena.
FIDDLE PARK• Camping among mature trees.• Sites available from Wednesday June 27th at 2 p.m. to
Monday, July 2nd at 12 noon.• The entrance to the fiddle park for campers is next to the
arena off the Memorial Hall/arena parking lot. Campers arriving before 2 pm on Wednesday, June 27th are asked to park in the Memorial Hall/arena parking lot until the gate opens. Positively no admittance to campground before 2 pm on Wednesday.
• Central washrooms and showers.• Hydro and water available (limited access after 4 pm
on Sunday). • No amps allowed other then those required for electric
pianos and bass guitars. These may be used at the discretion of the committee.
Camping fee $30.00 per night In an effort to go paperless, join our email database. Keep up-to-date with new and current information regarding our contest. Contact us at [email protected]: Register for the competition and camping online by visiting http://fiddlestepdance.com
2017 Open Dance Group Champions ElectriCALL STORM, Stratford
OUR LOCATION
1 Adam Street, Tavistock Ontario, N0B 2R0
* Entrance to the fiddle park between Queen’s Park and the Arena
STEPDANCE RULES1. Solo contestants in the 13-15, 16-18 and Open class are required to
dance a clog, jig, reel in that order, without stopping. All other solo contestants must dance a reel only. Contestants in group dancing may use any step dance routine, not necessarily a clog, jig, reel.
2. Solo contestants must complete their dance within four minutes. Maximum time for group dancing is five minutes.
3. NOTE! All Open Stepdance finalists will be required to use the House Fiddler for the finals on Saturday evening. Each contestant will select a sealed envelope containing their tunes (Clog 32 bars, Jig 48 bars, and three Reels 32 bars each). The contestant will write their name on the chosen envelope along with any speed requirements and if an extra beat (shot) is required. No communication between the House Fiddler and the contestant will be allowed.
4. Three or more dancers make a group. No dancer may compete in more than one group.
5. The guidelines for judging (which are on the scoresheets) will be posted at the contest and are also available on our website under the link for the Rules.
FIDDLE RULES1. All fiddle contestants must play their tunes in the Canadian Style.
The Tune of Choice for the open fiddle class finals is exempted from this rule.
2. Contestants in the 9 & under class are required to play one tune (waltz, jig or reel). Duet fiddle classes must play two tunes of choice in harmony with different tempos.
3. All other contestants must play a waltz, jig and reel in that order within four minutes. Reels, hoedowns and hornpipes are acceptable tunes.
4. Open Fiddle Class finalists must play a different waltz, jig and reel from their preliminary performance as well as a fiddle tune of choice within a time limit of five minutes.
5. All competing fiddlers will be allowed the choice of either a piano or guitar for accompaniment. The accompanist will not be allowed to play the melody in any class while the fiddler competes. A standby piano accompanist will be available.
6. The guidelines for judging (which are on the scoresheets) will be posted at the contest and are also available on our webpage under the link for the Rules.
*
GENERAL RULES1. Contestants may enter one Solo Fiddle Class, one Solo Stepdance
Class, one Duet Fiddle Class and one Group Stepdance Class.2. Contestants must be ready to perform when called.3. All judges decisions are final.4. To qualify as a Jr. Group Stepdance the average age must be
under 13 years. (i.e. Divide the total ages of competitors by the number of participants in the group. For example, 12.7 or 12.8 etc. is considered 12 & under).
5. Proof of age may be requested.6. Any contestant having won first prize in any one class for 3
consecutive years will not be eligible to compete in that or any lower class in the 4th year.
7. Should an accident, beyond the performer’s control occur, he/she will be allowed to start the entire performance again.
8. Prize winning contestants who are tied must repeat their entire performance. Rule No. 2 will apply.
9. Contestant registrations are considered confidential. Performers must draw for position upon arrival. For continuity of the program the registration committee reserves the right to draw for competitor’s position when necessary.
10. If only enough contestants register to fill the number of finalists’ positions in any class, the rankings/scores from the preliminary and final performances will be combined to decide the winning positions.
11. Open Fiddle and Stepdance Classes are reserved for contestants with advanced skill and the committee reserves the right to monitor eligibility.
SPECIAL NOTE:
1. All winners declared during the preliminaries will be presented their prize money and trophy at that time. All 1st place winners will be required to perform in the Saturday night finals.
2. No written music is to be used by fiddle competitors on stage.3. Competitors for youngest fiddler trophy will have to play
a recognizable fiddle tune of at least two parts.4. Competitors for youngest dancer trophy will have
to independently execute formulated steps.
©B
ill G
ladd
ing/
Tavi
stoc
k G
azet
te
2018 C
AM
PING
OR
DER
FOR
M: SO
UTH
WE
STERN
ON
TAR
IO O
PEN
FIDD
LE & STEP
DA
NC
E CH
AM
PIO
NSH
IPS
Nam
e Phone (
) _______________________ R
V License Plate #
__________________ A
ddress Postal C
ode Em
ail Address
MA
IL TO: P.O
. BO
X 21054, STR
ATFOR
D, O
N N
5A 7V4
For further information: em
ail: [email protected]
or visit http://fiddlestepdance.com
NO
TES1.
Payment m
ust accompany C
amping O
rder Form.
2. A
ll cheques made payable to: S.W
.O. Fiddle &
Stepdance Association.
N
EW: Save tim
e, register onine!
CA
MPIN
G
FEE: $30 per night (one unit per site). Sites available W
ednesday, June 27th at 2 p.m.
to Monday, July 2nd at 12 noon. Positively no adm
ittance to campground before
2 p.m. on W
ednesday, June 27th. Cam
pers arriving before 2 pm on W
ednesday are asked to park in the M
emorial H
all/arena parking lot until the gate opens.
A
reminder that the entrance to the fiddle park for cam
pers is next to the arena off
the Mem
orial Hall/arena parking lot.
DU
MP STATIO
N: A
sewage hose w
ill be provided. No w
ashing of RV
’s in the Fiddle Park or D
ump Station.
ENTRY
Free! There will be N
O A
DM
ISSION
fee for the Saturday 6:30 pm
finals/show! Free
will donations w
ill be gladly accepted at the doors. Entry for the preliminaries
on Friday evening and Saturday morning can be paid at the door for each event.
For your convenience there will be a w
ristband sold for both Friday and Saturday daytim
e preliminaries for $20
. This can only be purchased at the camping
registration table or at the front door of the contest. This will allow
easy entry at the R
ear Cam
ping Door of the arena.
PLEASE R
ESERV
E: site(s) for
nights. Arrival D
ate C
AM
PING
FEE TOTA
L $
